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Spotify the end of iTunes?

Filed Under Community, Innovation, Mobile 

Just as we started to get used to iTunes being the Grand Central Station for the majority of digital music purchases for the foreseeable future, barging uninvited into Apple’s party comes a quite stunning application called Spotify.

Spotify offers free and legal access to a huge library of music. All you need to do is create an account and download the player, available for both PCs and Macs - even the iPhone. There are other tools provided such as the ability to collaborate when creating playlists, and importantly for business they are now adding podcasts, but it is its simplicy that counts.

I have been using the application as I work on my laptop for a few weeks and find its ease of use truly compelling - it really does have an (original) Google like usability.

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One Response to “Spotify the end of iTunes?”

  1. Nathan on March 20th, 2009 2:40 pm

    I love Spotify, I think one trick they are currently missing is the ability to have even a simple profile attached to your listening habits, like Last.FM.

    With playlist sharing sites like spotifylists popping up, the lack of any personal profile is a loss.

    Music has always been a medium that people love to share, be the first to have the latest or coolest music, and bringing that ownership of playlists into spotify would really boost the sharing aspect of the application.

    All this is a minor point in a great app that I am sure will bring more personal profile options into play as it develops.

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